Crock Pots, Mountains and Girls, O my!
What’s better than a night out with a good girlfriend? How about a night-in a slow cooked pork shoulder, bottle of wine, and a weekend of guaranteed adventure?
Rage in the Sage: 24 Hours of Sweet Gunnison Slick Rock
1 RV, 4 bikes, 5 people, 24 hours of mountain biking and 274 miles of riding and countless calories later, the 2011 Rage in the Rage in the Sage Mountain Bike Race was a success. The Rage in the Sage is a classic Gunnison/Crested Butte mountain bike race. It’s the only 24 hour mountain bike …read the rest
Weekend Warrior: No Training, Only Playing!
When I was a kid (and kid is a loose term, because technically I’m still a kid), it used to drive me NUTS when my dad would talk to me about training. He is an avid cyclist, nordic skier, and runner. He is constantly in training mode and his body is constantly begging for a …read the rest
I can, I can, I can, I can, I can… (no thinking allowed)
Something strange happened on Friday night: as I was laying in bed thinking about the race, I suddenly realized that I had no idea how to prepare mentally. What was I meant to visualize?Running, and running, and running like the little engine that could? For the first time in a very long time, I was …read the rest
Jupiter Peak: My Top Gear Picks
I’m currently running around my apartment checking and rechecking my gear list and my bag, trying to make sure that I have absolutely everything that I may possibly need tomorrow! After last week’s fiasco where I forgot my hydration belt and ran a three leaf clover style course so that I could return to the …read the rest
Strength and Happiness
I feel strong! Not “I just PR’ed on my back squat strong” or “I kicked butt in the WOD” strong, but indomitably strong. I feel like everything is finally coming together; I know what food my body needs to thrive, what it can tolerate in small doses, and what food I need to run from. I know …read the rest
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